Joint Conference on the War in Ukraine

A transatlantic dialogue on the war's lessons and aftermath

The conflict in Ukraine marked the return of major interstate wars on the European continent. After one year of brutal battles and heavy losses, this conference took stock of the main military lessons learned from the war in Ukraine and evaluated the possible future political settlements that may emerge from such conflict.

To do so, it leveraged the unique networks offered by the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS), the Canadian Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA), and the Citadel's Department of Intelligence and Security Studies to bring together scholars and experts from the United States, Canada, and Europe, in a truly transatlantic endeavour.

Format: two roundtables

Military lessons learned

The first roundtable focused on the key military lessons learned from the analysis of Russian, Ukrainian, and NATO's military performances across a wide range of domains, including military operations, training, logistics, intelligence, and nuclear deterrence.

Future political settlement

The second roundtable examined the prospects for a future political settlement between Ukraine and Russia, and the role of US and European powers therein.

Conference programme

The full programme of panels, roundtables and papers, as it ran. Open a session to see its papers and speakers.

Friday 24 February 2023

08:00 to 08:15

Opening Remarks

Chair:Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po & Director of the European Initiative for Security Studies), Jonathan Paquin (Laval University & Network for Strategic Analysis), Larry Valero (Citadel's Department of Intelligence and Security Studies)
08:15 to 09:00
Keynote
View papers (1)
1. Keynote address
  
  Presenter: Michael Kofman (Center for Naval Analyses)
09:00 to 10:15
Roundtable 1: Military Lessons Learned

Chair:Eliza Gheorghe (Bilkent University)
View papers (3)
1. Roundtable contribution
  
  Presenter: Alexander Lanoszka (University of Waterloo)
2. Roundtable contribution
  
  Presenter: Frans Osinga (War Studies Research Center & Netherlands Defence Academy & Leiden University)
3. Roundtable contribution
  
  Presenter: Hanna Shelest (Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism" & Ukraine Analytica)
10:30 to 11:45
Roundtable 2: War Termination and Post-War Settlement: What Does a Political Settlement Look Like?

Chair:Jack Porter (The Citadel)
View papers (3)
1. Roundtable contribution
  
  Presenter: Justin Massie (University of Québec in Montreal)
2. Roundtable contribution
  
  Presenter: Maria Popova (McGill University)
3. Roundtable contribution
  
  Presenter: Oxana Shevel (Tufts University)
11:45 to 12:00

Closing Remarks

Chair:Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po & Director of the European Initiative for Security Studies), Jonathan Paquin (Laval University & Network for Strategic Analysis)

Reconstructed from the conference's final printed programme.

The conference brought together scholars and experts from the United States, Canada, and Europe, in a truly transatlantic endeavour. In addition, it was the first event organised under the new initiative launched by the EISS.